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CHICKEN BROODER.

APPLICATION man 1AN.30,1915.

Patented Deo. 28, 1915.

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ELNORA IRWIN, 0F MONTPELIER, INDIANA.

CHICKE'N-BROQDER.

Licence.

Application lcd. January 30, 1915.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ELNORA IRWIN, citizen of the United States, residing at Montpelier,

in the county of Blackford and State of In-A diana, have "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chicken Brooders, of which' the following is a. specification.

The present invention relates in general to poultry culture, and more particularly to an improved chicken brooder which embodies novel features of construction whereby it can he easily and quickly dismembered and taken apart so as to be readily maintained in a clean and sanitary condition or transported from place toy place.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chickenbrooder which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be heated by any ordinary lamp without danger of the smoke or heat injuring' the chicks, which can be readily set up in operative position, and which admits of access being readily had `to. any part of the brooder for cleaning or changing the same.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understandingyof the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a chicken brooder constructed in accordance with the invention, the various partsbeing separated and shown one above the other in the order in which they are placed in position when assembling the broeder for use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the brooder, and Fig. 3 isa transverse vertical sectional view through the brooder.'

Corresponding' and like parts are referred to in the following description and indi-` cated in all the views ofthe drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character A designates the base o-r stand upon which the brooder is mounted. This stand is constructed with the four'corner legs or standards l anda lamp receiving casing l2 which is held inan elevated posiof the lamp respeci'eatio of Letters ivatent.`

Patented nec. es, i915. Serial No. 5,193.

ceiving casing 2 are preferably inclined, as shown more clearly by Fig. 2, Vwhile the sides of the lamp inclosing casing are provided toward the bottom thereofV with Ventilating openings 3.

A lamp supporting plate B which-is preferably formed of sheet metal rests removably upon the top of the base A and extends across the upper end of the lamp receiving casing 2. This plate B has a concave formation and is provided at the center thereof with a lamp receiving and supporting pocket the said pocket being pendent from the plate and extending downwardly into the lamp inclosing casing 2. A lamp C of any suitable type, either oil or electric, is placed within the pocket 4 so as to rest upon and be support-ed by the bottom thereof. Suitable Ventilating openings 5 are formed in the sides of the pocket 4 so as to provide for the necessary circulation of air.

The body D of the brooder is neXt placed in position, the said body having a rectangular shape corresponding to that 0f the base or stand A. The lower end of the body D telescopes over the upper end of the base A until the corners of the said base are engaged by corner blocks 6 which are applied to the interior of the body D at a point slightly above the lower end thereof. The body of the broeder is thus supported inlposition and held securelyagainst lateral displacement, a tightV joint being at the same time provided between the body D and the base A. The front of the body D may be provided with a transparent window through which the interior of the broeder can be viewed without opening the same, and also with the usual door 8 through which chicks may be placed in the broeder or removed therefrom. It will also be observed that Ventilating openings 9 are provided in opposite ends of the bo-dy D, the said openings being' preferably covered by a screening IO or like material. 1

The bottom E of the brooder fits removably within the body D and rests loosely upon the before mentioned corner blocks 6. This bottom includes a rectangular frame 11 which has comparatively coarse wire screening or like perforate material 12 tacked orA otherwise secured thereto. An opening is provided in the central portion of the perforate bottom sheet or screeningV 12, the edges of the openingbeing reinforced by a Ve'sir'e tosecure Letbeing sur- Y I clarin as new and d metallic plate 13 and the opening rounde'dby' upwardly projecting fregna trsaatntgmisf'- of screening or like perfor-ate nateral""'*1'."A brooder including a main casing, a which serves to preventrltllrer.chicksglfromfabric, 'looimgrtlereon a lamp receiving 5 falling through the opening. A collar .l5v casingunder the main casing, and aconcave of asbestos or like material preferably---surla1np-supporting plate provided With a rounds the base of the ring lll, and a layer "jrpendent lamp receiving pocket and vinter- 16--o-rnu-sl-in, l cotton fabric or the ylike-restsAVM posed-between the upon the perforate bottovln plate 12s() as to u receiyingi.casing, Athe concave formation of 10 provide a suitable Hoor for the broeder.l the plate"prvidiigan air space under the The efleeaef thsvfabr ieolingl may. he f fabric OOl'Hg S0 thflbtrwilm, A n l1 as indicateddat17EN upwardlythrough the same. although it Iwill be Aobvious thatthis fabricy AV binoder /incl perforate 4lioor p MeLlQQLIQQdlrreplaced@rammed Whew c Y A 15J-ever such is found necessary. The ring la plate being' formed with an opening tack/ed t0, the, .'rame imVY main casing and thellampj riding A inain" casinggff a late therefor,sa1d floor Y 7 an. up"

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movably within the main casing and resting loosely upon the corner blocks, a perforate Hoor plate applied to the floor frame and formed with an opening, a ring surrounding a lamp mclosing casing which is open at the upper end, the lower end of the main casing telescoping over the upper' end of the supporting` stand until the corner blocks rest upon the corners of the supporting stand, and a concave lamp supporting plate resting loosely upon the top of the lamp inclosing casing so as to be held in position by the corner bloclsrof the main casing, said concave lamp supportinpl plate-being provided with a pendent lamp receiving pocket positioned under the opening of the perfoi-ate floor plate and the concave formation of the lamp supporting plate providing a continuous air space under the perforate Hoor plate.

6. A brooder including a main casing provided at the lower end thereof with interior corner blocks and at the upper end thereof with interior cleats, a Hoor frame tted removably within the main casing and resting upon the corner blocks, flooring,- applied to the floor frame, a ceiling frame fitted removably within the upper end of the main casing and resting upon the cleats, a ceiling applied to the ceiling'frame, a removable cover tted to the top of the main casing, and a supporting` frame provided with heating means, the lower end of the main casing telescoping over the upper end of the supporting frame until the corner blocks rest upon the corners thereof.

f 7. brooder including a main casing provided at the lower end thereof with interior corner blocks and at the upper end thereof with interior cleats, a ioor frame fitted removably within the main casing` and resting loosely upon the corner blocks, a perforate fi'oor plate applied to the ioor frame, a

fabric flooring resting uponthe perforate iioor plate, a ceiling frame fitted removably within the upper end of the main casing and resting upon the cleats, a ceiling applied to the ceiling frame, a cover fitted removably upon the top of the main casing, a supporting' frame provided at the upper end thereof with a lamp inclosing casing which opens upwardly, the lower end of the main casing telescoping loosely over the upper end of the lamp inclosing casing' until the interior corner blocks rest upon the corners thereof, and a concave lamp supporting plate loosely interposed between thelamp inclosing-casingand the main casing', said lamp support- .ing` plate being providedwvith a pendent lamp receiving pocket and the concave formation of the plate providing a continuous air space under the perforate flooring plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELNORA IRI/VIN.

IVitnesses VILLARD W. WARFIELD, A. C. MAHORNEY.

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